Assistant Teacher
We currently two openings for Assistant Teachers for the 2019-2020 school year.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Experience with children/adolescents in a special education setting preferred
- Ability to develop an understanding of special needs population and therapeutic milieu
- Proven interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
- Strong communication skills
Schedule:
- 10 months/full time
- 7:30am-3:30pm; Monday–Friday
Responsibilities:
- Provide in-class support to teachers and students
- Assist teachers with lesson planning, grading, or prep work, as requested
- With guidance from a classroom teacher, and at times independently, work with students on one-to-one basis or in small groups
- With the support of the classroom teacher, become familiar with students’ goals as defined in the IEP
- Facilitate and lead students during transitions, lunch, electives and group activities
- Provide one-on-one support to students in or outside the classroom in order to meet their needs
- Assist with facilitating off campus school trips
- Demonstrate respect for diversity among our staff and student body and promote an atmosphere which values this diversity
Please submit a cover letter and resume to:
Hiring Manager
The Gifford School
177 Boston Post Road
Weston, MA 02493
T: 781-899-9500
E: hiring@gifford.org
F: 781-899-4515